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Download full textVande Kopple, William J. – 1999
This paper describes some aspects of essays produced by students who as writers in the United States would commonly be called "basic writers." The paper focuses primarily on the grammatical subjects in these essays and offers a view of how closely grammatical structure typical in speech correspond to those typical in writing. It reports…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes
